title: Hope and realism: the perfect balance?
authors.affiliation: Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. gadgeels@karmanos.org
authors.forename: Shirish M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gadgeel
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*